Freeholder charging £36,000 for a new roof! - Help, please

[Landlordintraining]

Hi all,

I am extremely ill informed as to what to do next. If someone could point me in the right direction, whether it be advice on here, or which professional I should be taking to about this - I am happy to pay for a solicitor if that's what's needed

The building is a 2...

[AB2017]

Hi, our landlord is running a section 20 consultation for a major works contract. He obtained three quotes, one very high, the second very slightly cheaper and the third very low. The third was disqualified, purportedly on the grounds that they must have misunderstood the job. The second bidder has...

[SiMagic]

Hi,

I am one of 6 owners in a block of flats who own a share of the freehold and are directors on the management company. Each of the owners are leaseholders.

We need to get some major urgent work done to the roof which is likely to cost ~£10,000. It is likely that we'll have...

[AlexT]

Hi all

I'm hoping to get some guidance on whether there is a requirement for a Freeholder to disclose forthcoming Major Works to a purchaser of a leasehold flat.

My wife and completed on a Leasehold flat in January 2015 with the process having begun the purchase process in...

[Jericho]

Hi All - new to this forum and wondering if anyone else has faced a similar scenario ...

I'm a newish director for a RMC, managing a block of 30 flats over three storeys. At least 7 of the 10 top storey flats have old felt flat roofs that will need replacing over the coming years, prioritised...

[ricoeliso]

I am a leaseholder in a block of flats in London. I have recently received a postal letter from our Managing Agent regarding Section 20 works being carried out on our building. This letter appears to be a Notice of Estimates, and references a previous letter, which i presume was a Notice of Intention...

[pslondon]

Hi,

I recently bought a flat and within 2 months of getting the keys, I was served a notice for payment for the first stage of major works (work needed to the outside of the building)- to the tune of £12.5k. The management company sent me letters that they had sent the seller two years...

[paulamis]

If the schedule of works is worded like this, and gets a quote as below;

Paint

£1000

...

[JGL85]

Hi all. I recently purchased a flat in a converted house - there are 6 residential flats and 1 commercial premises.

I discovered that the initial section 20 notice was serves about 6 months prior to my purchasing the flat (so I wasn't able to suggest companies for quotes). The freeholder...

[Punxatoney Phil]

Hello all, we live in a a flat in a Victorian Terrace, split into 3 separate flats (one per floor of the building). We've recently set up right to manage (yay), and will be employing managing agent to oversee the accounts etc. We need to get external works completed - namely painting, rendering, facing...

[drboy]

Context :

I live in a converted Victorian mansion set in 30 acres of grounds. In total there are 40 residential properties including 24 flats and 16 houses, they are mainly all leasehold with some of the houses freehold. All properties pay a monthly service charge.

The...

[lek28]

I have a couple questions regarding application of section 20 regulations that I'd be grateful if someone could clarify:

• Are there any size restrictions regarding blocks to which section 20 regulations are applicable? Do commercial units count in determining whether the £250 has been crossed?

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[max00d]

As part of me lease the landlord (freeholder) is required to maintain the upkeep of the communal areas. In August 2014 a section 20 part 1 notice was sent out specifying the reason for internal repairs was that these were now due (there have been issues that have not been addressed since these were...

[Farrella]

Hello, I bought the freehold of a building where the two out of four flats belong to one long leaseholder who clearly committed mortgage fraud a few years ago to acquire the flats. It's a classic case where the leaseholder is not the actual beneficiary of the purchase, and the mortgage value was way...

[mk_ll]

Hello,

What's the maximum period of time between each stage of a section 20 consultation? Ie the landlord issues a notice, describes the works, invites responses.

When does the landlord have to (a) respond to the responses, and (b) issue the next stage (quotes)? I ask...